Table 1.

Characteristics of the laboratories participating in the survey

	Frequency	Percentage
Laboratory services provided
Newborn bloodspot screening	59	27.2
Inherited metabolic diseases testing	63	29.0
Sweat testing	41	18.9
Genetic / molecular testing	54	24.9
Specialist pediatric endocrinology testing	36	16.6
Pediatric blood sciences - general biochemistry / hematology / endocrinology / immunology	92	42.4
General adult laboratory serving neonatal/ pediatric population	116	53.5
Number of patient samples processed per day
<200	91	41.9
200-500	48	22.1
>500	78	35.9
Pediatric specialty supported by laboratory
General pediatric medicine	164	75.6
Community pediatrics	73	33.6
Neonatal unit	133	61.3
Specialist children’s hospital serving multiple subspecialties	96	44.2
Maternity	102	47.0